A of of it seems to do with the age of the generator engine. I had a very old Coleman Powermate 4K that no matter what, just turn it off, and then close fuel line off, no draining, and 6 or 8 months later, turn switch on fuel on, set the choke and in 2 or 3 pulls it was running. I have two newer ones, a JD Tec 8K (knock off of a Honda), and Powermate 1500. Neither one of them will start worth a hoot unless you run them every 4 or 5 weeks, no matter what you do. The little Powermate is really bad, let it set more than a month and it will take 10 or 12 pulls to start. Start it every week, and it will start on 2 to 4 pulls, longer, and you think you are winding it up. I have found that the older and more use they have the better they start.
This post was edited by john *.?-!.* cub owner at 11:37:51 01/20/15.
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